"Your Majesty, have you seen Ruyi and Eunuch Liu?"

Looking at the raging fire, Empress Dowager Feng Xiuzhen whispered to the Empress beside her.

"No, I had my people keep an eye out, but they didn't see either of them."

Empress Feng Meiling was extremely respectful. Just as the two were talking, Emperor Li Hongwen arrived with a large entourage.

"Mother, what happened? How did the side hall catch fire?"

"Your Majesty, you've finally arrived! Quickly, let's save them! Princess Longxuan is still inside!"

When Empress Dowager Feng Xiuzhen saw Emperor Li Hongwen arrive, she immediately put on an anxious expression.

"What? The Empress Dowager said Ziwei is inside? Wasn't she there to serve you tea?"

Li Mufeng was shocked upon hearing this, his worried gaze fixed on the raging fire.

"Prince Longxuan has just returned to the capital, and Xu may not know yet. I have always had the habit of taking a short nap at noon, and His Majesty knows this."

Perhaps the servants, seeing that I had rested, took it upon themselves to arrange for Princess Longxuan to rest here; who knew that a fire would break out.

Empress Dowager Feng Xiuzhen was already used to Li Mufeng's way of addressing her, and showed no annoyance whatsoever. She spoke calmly, but a glint of malice flashed in her eyes.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and save them!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Li Hongwen sternly rebuked him.

"If anything happens to my queen, I will not let you off the hook."

Li Mufeng roared angrily, wishing he could rush into the fire to save people, but he was, after all, a prince and had to remain composed at all times. Besides, that woman had brought this upon herself, so why should he worry about her?

I told myself I wasn't worried, but my eyes never left the fire.

"My subordinates will also go to rescue people."

With Wang Feng taking the lead, the palace guards dared not delay. After all, the Emperor and Prince Longxuan had both spoken. If Princess Longxuan died in the fire, they would naturally be in deep trouble.

"Why must you make things difficult for the servants, Third Brother? A person's life and death are predetermined. Third Brother's wife was not blessed enough to bear the noble status of the Third Prince's consort. Look, she died a violent death just one day after her wedding. People who don't know the situation might think that Third Brother is a jinx to his wives, hahaha..."

The Second Prince, Li Muchen, was extremely arrogant, and he ridiculed Li Mufeng quite a bit. However, before he could finish speaking, Li Mufeng grabbed him by the throat.

"Tell me, was it you who did this?"

"Father...Father, save me! Look at my third brother, he just returned to the capital and he wants to kill me right in front of you. He doesn't respect you at all."

Prince Lin, Li Muchen, feigned a pitiful appearance, and Empress Feng Meiling quickly stepped forward, prying at Li Mufeng's hand.

"Prince Longxuan, what are you doing? Chen'er was just discussing matters with you in the Imperial Study. What tricks could he have played? You can't make such baseless accusations."

Perhaps seeing that Li Mufeng was unwilling to let go, he began to plead for help from Emperor Li Hongwen.

"Your Majesty, please say something! Chen'er is being strangled to death by Prince Longxuan! He's your son too! In front of everyone, is Prince Longxuan planning a rebellion?"

"Your Majesty, are you condoning these brothers killing each other?"

Seeing that Li Hongwen remained silent, and Li Muchen's face turned deathly pale from lack of oxygen, Empress Dowager Feng Xiuzhen had no choice but to speak up with an authoritative tone.

"I beg Your Majesty to allow Prince Longxuan to spare Prince Lin."

People all around suddenly knelt down on the ground.

"Wind, let go."

Seeing that everyone was speaking up for his second son, Emperor Li Hongwen cleared his throat.

"For the sake of my father, I will spare you for now. But if I find out that you are involved in this fire, I will take your head."

Li Mufeng made a harsh statement.

Just as the group was arguing, the guards brought three people out of the fire. They were either dead or unconscious, but they were motionless.

Judging from their height, two of the three are men and one is a woman. Most incredibly, all three are completely naked.

"Ah...ah..."

The women screamed and then all turned around.

"What kind of behavior is this in broad daylight? Quickly find something to cover them up."

Emperor Li Hongwen frowned, and the servants, following orders, found a white cloth and covered the three of them.

"How come there are three corpses? Didn't Mother say that Princess Longxuan was inside? And who are these two men?"

Li Hongwen pointed with a trembling hand at the three corpses and inquired of Empress Dowager Feng Xiuzhen.

"I don't know either! How could there be two extra men?"

Feng Xiuzhen looked completely bewildered.

"I heard that my third brother's wife was previously infatuated with a gigolo and was quite dissolute. Could it be that my third brother couldn't satisfy her, so she came to the palace to find some wild game? Haha..."

Li Muchen had an irritating expression, which drew laughter from all around. Li Mufeng clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

"You want to die."

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Just as Li Mufeng and Li Muchen were about to fight, a sudden voice rang out. The speaker was Shen Tianyi, the commander of the Imperial Guards.

"explain."

Emperor Li Hongwen's face was also not very good at this moment. After all, Han Ziwei was now his daughter-in-law. Hearing that she was so shameful, he believed that no father-in-law would be willing to accept it, let alone the emperor of the country. Han Ziwei's previous scandalous affairs were directly related to the face of the royal family. Now that she was barely clothed, it made Li Hongwen even more embarrassed.

“These three are not dead. When I found them, they were still fighting fiercely and couldn’t be separated. I had no choice but to order my men to knock them unconscious and bring them out.”

Shen Tian blushed deeply, lowered his head, and finally told everyone what he had seen.

"My God, how can he be so thirsty! With such a huge fire, he can still be so selfless? He's truly wanton."

"What do you know? This is a unique experience. Hunting wild game in a raging fire has a special flavor."

"This young lady of the Han family is truly extraordinary. First, she had an affair with the Cowherd, and now she's seducing men in the palace. Does she think just anyone is fair game? She's so promiscuous! I wonder if we'll ever have that chance?"

"Are you not going to live? Miss Han is now King Longxuan's woman."

...

The surroundings erupted into chaos. Li Mufeng's trembling hand reached for the hilt of his sword, wishing he could tear these people to pieces.

"Your Highness, please calm down. Perhaps this woman is not the princess."

Drawing a sword in front of the emperor could be considered treason, so Wang Feng quickly grasped Li Mufeng's hand and shook his head at him.

"Why did His Majesty choose such a fickle woman for Prince Longxuan?"

"You don't know this! Two days ago, Prince Longxuan was poisoned and I heard there was no cure. The reason for marrying Miss Han to Prince Longxuan was to bring him good luck. If Prince Longxuan dies, Miss Han will be buried with him."

Little did they know that not only did King Longxuan not die, but he actually came back to life.

...

Another round of whispers ensued. Li Mufeng clenched his fists, and after a moment, took a deep breath.

“Yes, that woman is indeed despicable, but she did save my life after all. I cannot let her be humiliated here. It is a huge mistake. We can talk about it when we get back to the manor. I absolutely cannot let her be executed by my father.”

Having made up his mind, Li Mufeng bowed to Emperor Li Hongwen.

“Father, I am deeply ashamed of what happened today, but she is, after all, my woman. I wish to bring her back to my residence and deal with her personally.”

"Feng'er, this woman has done such a despicable thing that she is no longer worthy to be your queen. You should immediately write a letter of divorce, and I will take charge of this for you, and have her drowned in a pig cage."

Li Hongwen was furious, and Empress Dowager Fengxiu added fuel to the fire.

“Your Majesty is absolutely right. Such shameless women are truly unworthy of Prince Longxuan. These three should be beaten to death immediately to preserve the dignity of our royal family.”

"Then let's do as the Empress Dowager says and have these three adulterers beaten to death! I'm tired and need to go back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to rest."

Li Hongwen sighed, finding it rare for her to be so obedient to Empress Dowager Feng Xiuzhen's words.

"I beg you, Father, spare Han Ziwei's life. After all, she saved my life..."

Before Li Mufeng could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the Empress Dowager.

“King Longxuan, even princes are subject to the same laws as commoners, let alone a promiscuous woman. If you do not punish her, what will become of the royal family’s reputation? Or does King Longxuan simply enjoy being cuckolded?”

One sentence, and another burst of laughter erupted from all around.

Upon hearing this, Li Mufeng's face turned pale and then red, and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"What are you dogs standing there for? Why aren't you doing anything? Didn't you hear the Empress Dowager and the Emperor's orders?"

Li Muchen, seemingly unfazed, pointed around and let out a wicked laugh.

"Ha ha……"

"With me here, who dares to touch her?"

Just as the guards were about to step forward, Li Mufeng flashed in front of the three people covered with white cloth, blocking the guards from advancing.

God knows how much effort he put in to force himself to control this promiscuous woman.

If he could, Li Mufeng would love to tear the women under Baibu's control to pieces. Now that they've all become his queens, they're still so restless.

"Wow! What a lively scene! What happened?"

A clear and beautiful voice left everyone speechless.